Scherpenzeel

English

Proper noun

Scherpenzeel

1. A village in Gelderland, Netherlands.
2. A municipality of Gelderland, Netherlands.

Dutch

Etymology

• (Gelderland) First attested as v. scherpesiel in 1229. Compound of either Old Dutch Skarpo (a personal name) or skarp (“sharp, cutting”) and Middle Dutch sele (“hall house”).
• (Friesland) First attested as scherpensele and scarpensele in 1245. Compound of either Old Dutch Skarpo (a personal name) or skarp (“sharp, cutting”) and Middle Dutch sele (“hall house”).

The surname derives from one of several toponyms.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈsxɛr.pə(n)ˌzeːl/

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• Hyphenation: Scher‧pen‧zeel

Proper noun

Scherpenzeel n

1. Scherpenzeel (a village and municipality of Gelderland, Netherlands)
2. A village in Weststellingwerf, Friesland, Netherlands
3. a topographic surname

Derived terms

• Scherpenzeler
• Scherpenzeels

References

• van Berkel, Gerard, Samplonius, Kees (2018) Nederlandse plaatsnamen verklaard (in Dutch), Mijnbestseller.nl, →ISBN